What you can expect after the election

Headlines only explain so much. Over the next week or so, we examine where the 2019-20 Federal Budget left us, and the pivotal policies from the ALP on tax, superannuation and business.

There are no guarantees, however, that any policies or announcements not already legislated will come to fruition – that will depend on the Senate composition. At the next election, 40 of the 76 Senate seats will be contested - 6 in each State and 2 in the Territories. The final Senate composition will determine what policies become a reality, the more controversial the policy the less likely it is to pass the Senate.